Team 360Life Suspension: David George busted

[Lucky Luke.]

The busts in cricket are pretty frequent - just in the last couple of months we've had England county players banned / jailed and a no. of umpires rounded up and booted out on the sub-continent.

 

Its in the same boat as cycling.

 

..except DG was not part of a conspiracy to fix bike races, he knew what he was doing and Evans has been riding him into the ground for long enough for the reasons to be entirely self-centered.

[Lucky Luke.]

A general couple of quite serious questions:

 

1. How easily is EPO available through normal channels? I mean should I require it for medical reasons, I guess I won't be popping down to Clicks for a quick dosage? Reading through the LA testimonials it seems like a real ball ache to source it, driving around all over Europe and what not.

 

2. So from question 1, where did he most likely get it?

 

3. And if it is very hard to source, like you have to go through serious murky underworld dealings or corrupted doctors etc etc, then I'd imagine the demand must be much grater than just one guy for it to be available.

 

Well a little respect for DG, at least he was doping like a champion instead of sniffing tiger balm or some other crap..

 

you my friend are a grade A clown

[bikekid]

I'm surprised that he did it, a little part of me can't help but feel for the oke..

[rouxtjie]

I'm surprised that he did it, a little part of me can't help but feel for the oke..

Rather feel for Ben melt that got a high 5 on stage 2 of this year's CPT.

Edited November 6, 2012 by rouxtjie

[Lucky Luke.]

I'm surprised that he did it, a little part of me can't help but feel for the oke..

 

and what do you feel for all the guys who came second at SA's and the Giro? Whose sponsorship money went to DG's pharmacist?

[Niel1]

Apparently the new dope test is a IQ test, because hell, what a "bunch" of retards!!

[Meezo]

It doesn't say how long he's being taking drugs(doping sounds nice) so maybe he previous results stands....<br />

Edited November 6, 2012 by Meezo

[insideman]

I believe David's father is a psychiatrist.

[Metzet]

ignorance is bliss..

 

Evans on their recent win at the Cape Pioneer..

 

“I began to feel weak. I think the fatigue from the hectic last two weeks caught up with me. Dave had to do all the work and was on the receiving end of some harsh words from me,” grinned Evans. “He was great though. He even offered to carry my bottle to save me some watts! After he’d worked for 65km, with Nico and Gawie not that far behind, I got angry and decided I had to help. We managed to get here first, but it wasn’t easy. Great to end with a stage win though.”

[javadude]

 

I hate this reference to "the disease in cycling". There's no disease. There's human beings involved in making choices.

+1. You're a victim of a disease. Here clean riders and cycling in general is the victim. You know, at first I was buying this "we had to do it" and "no one understands what we have to go through" victim mentality crap, but not anymore. They are cheats and need to be treated as such.

[djvr]

Bloody moron.

 

The way cyclist are being caught out, I might end up being awarded the gold medal for 2011 Argus and 94.7. This is so bad for the sport I love so much.

[bikekid]

and what do you feel for all the guys who came second at SA's and the Giro? Whose sponsorship money went to DG's pharmacist?

Rather feel for Ben melt that got a high 5 on stage 2 of this year's CPT.

 

Ok - a very very small part of me. At the end of the day he cheated and he deserves all that's coming to him though

[HappyMartin]

I hope Evans is clean. He seems a decent bloke and yes I have met him through a friend. Even rode alongside him once in a race and chatted but not for very long. He is in a different league to me and off he shot.

 

I cannot believe that he was unaware of DG doping. I mean even I knew. Had several people mention it to me. How could he not know.

[Icycling]

I got this a while back from a fellow Hubber:

 

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/534131_10151295627345310_1171943072_n.jpg

http://altitudetraining.com/cat/aux/about/ethics/physiological

 

The Ethics of Altitude Simulation in Sport

 

As the use of prohibited performance enhancing drugs becomes more prevalent in sports, the governing bodies (IOC and WADA) are coming under increasing pressure to proactively eradicate such practices in sanctioned sporting events.

 

CAT has always seen itself as a significant part of the anti-drug movement, and a contributor in the move towards creating a level playing field for athletes.

 

Recently, however, attention has been diverted away from the real issue at hand to focus on the use of altitude simulation technology because some people have claimed that altitude training is tantamount to blood doping, or worse, that it is the same as performance enhancement through illicit drug use.

 

Upon review of the facts of simulated altitude systems as a training aid for sport, the contention that such practices should be banned is largely indefensible.

 

 

Does altitude simulation technology impart an unfair advantage to the adopters of the technology?

 

No.

Before this technology was available, there had been an advantage for those who had access to the mountains, either because of where they lived, or because their particular country had mountains training facilities where they could stay.

 

For nearly two decades, simulated altitude technology has made this opportunity available also to athletes of countries without mountains. The altitude tent is merely the latest in a line of products which has progressively reduced the cost of such technology.

 

Just as with all equipment and access to training, there can never be a totally level playing field, however the ever-dropping price of simulated altitude systems has gone a long way to making this opportunity available equally around the world.

 

Does this justify taking drug to make up for a lower-than average natural hormone level?

Of course not, there is a clear difference between physically manipulating the body with drugs, and spending time at altitude (natural or simulated) to stimulate a totally natural response.

 

 

Is the manipulation of the environment something that should be banned?

 

No.

Nothing foreign is added to the air in CAT's hypoxic systems. Instead, some of the Oxygen molecules are filtered out before the air is passed on to the enclosure. This is the same concept as an air-conditioner, which removes some of the water molecules before the air is passed on to the room.

 

Both items create a simulated environment that is found naturally in other places around the globe. Athletes use both of them because it helps their overall performance. Both of these processes have resulted in a more level playing field, not an unsporting advantage. In modern days of increasingly close elite athletic performance, athletes from all geographical areas can have the same competitive advantages.

 

Other examples of technology advancements that have helped level the playing field by manipulating environmental factors include refrigerated ice rinks, heat acclimatization chambers, and even the automobile which allows an athlete to easily travel to different natural elevations in order to "Live High, Train Low."

 

My results:

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/534671_10151295649795310_105384261_n.jpg

 

Haematocrit when from0.4 to 0.48 after 2 months of been in tent!!!

 

So is it ethical?

[Ceres]

Also makes you think was all the bad luck they have had on the epic and that one Sani2sea not just Karma?????

[Meezo]

Also makes you think was all the bad luck they have had on the epic and that one Sani2sea not just Karma?????

 

Exactly my thinking common saying i hear in my hood(cape flats) "skelem guit brand uit" soon followed by "jou **** t**f"